Directed by:
Joseph L. MankiewiczCinematography:
Milton KrasnerComposer:
Alfred NewmanCast:
Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe, Gregory Ratoff, Barbara Bates, Marilyn Monroe, Thelma Ritter (more)VOD (3)
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In Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s devastatingly witty Hollywood classic, backstage is where the real drama plays out. One night, Margo Channing (Bette Davis) entertains a surprise dressing-room visitor: her most adoring fan, the shy, wide-eyed Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter). But as Eve becomes a fixture in Margo’s life, the Broadway legend soon realizes that her supposed admirer intends to use her and everyone in her circle, including George Sanders’s acid-tongued critic, as stepping-stones to stardom. Featuring stiletto-sharp dialogue and direction by Mankiewicz, and an unforgettable Davis in the role that revived her career and came to define it, the multiple-Oscar-winning All About Eve is the most deliciously entertaining film ever made about the ruthlessness of show business. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1951 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1951 - Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1951 - George Sanders (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1951 - Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1951 - Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)
- 1951 - Best Sound Mixing
- 1951 - Bette Davis (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1951 - Anne Baxter (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1951 - Celeste Holm (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1951 - Thelma Ritter (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1951 - Milton Krasner (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
- 1951 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1951 - Alfred Newman (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1951 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1951 - Best Film
Golden Globes
- 1951 - Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Best Screenplay)
- 1951 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1951 - Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Best Director)
- 1951 - Bette Davis (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1951 - George Sanders (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
- 1951 - Thelma Ritter (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1950 - Best Film
- 1950 - Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Best Director)
- 1950 - Bette Davis (Best Actress)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1951 - Bette Davis (Best Actress)
- 1951 - Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Special Jury Prize)
- 1951 - Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Grand Prize)